Incinerator ash can and sifter



M. M. SABOL Oct. 20, 1964 Filed Feb. 20, 1961 IGJ United States Patent 3,153,629 ENCINERATOR ASH EAN AND SIEFTER Margaret M. Sahel, 150 S. Rose Blvd, Akron, @hio Filed Feb, 20, 1951, Ser. No. 100,479 1 Claim. (6i. 209374) This invention relates to incinerators and more particularly to a combination incinerator ash can and sitter assembly.

It is an object of the present invent-ion to provide a combination incinerator ash can and sitter which will facilitate the handling of incinerator ashes and which will facilitate the sitting thereof and transfer of sifted ashes to fertilizer purposes.

A further object of the present invention is to provide an incinerator ash can and sitter assembly of the above type which can be easily handled, is clean in use, and extremely sturdy over prolonged periods of use.

Other objects :of the invention are to provide an incinerator ash can and sitter bearing the above objects in mind which is of simple construction, has a minimum number of parts, is inexpensive to manufacture and efiicient in operation.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a side elevational view, with parts broken away, of a combination incinerator ash can and sitter assembly made in accordance with the present invention in assembled relationship;

FIGURE 2 is a side elevational view of a sitter cage forming a part of the present invention removed from the assembly shown in FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is a bottom plan view of the cage shown in FIGURE 2; and

FIGURE 4 is a top plan view of the cage shown in FIGURE 2.

Referring now more in detail to the drawing, an incinerator ash can and sifter assembly made in accordance with the present invention is shown to include a substantially cylindrical receptacle 12 having an interior compartment 14 with a lid 16 and a. carrying handle 15.

A cage type sifter 20 is removably mounted within the interior of the receptacle 12, and includes a plurality of substantially rigid vertical rods 24 that support a mesh type side wall 22. Annular rod type frames 26 are secured to the opposite ends of the rods 24, and are further secured to individual end walls 28, 32. The lower end wall 28 is provided with a plurality of apertures 30 through which sifted ashes may pass, whereas the top plate 32 is provided with similar apertures 34- and an enlarged central opening 36 into which ashes and debris from the incinerator may be inserted while the cage is 3,153,629 Patented et. 20, 1964 still within the receptacle 12, upon the removal of the lid 16 theretnom.

In actual use, the debris from the incinerator is placed into the sitter cage 20 in a conventional manner. Upon emptying the can, the sitter cage 20 is removed from the receptacle 12, and rolled along a lawn, or the like, to be fertilized upon the wheel-like end plates 28, 32. During such rolling movement, the ashes are sifted through the mesh side wall 22 into direct contact with the ground being fertilized. It will thus be recognized that in rolling the cage sitter 20 along a lawn, the ashes are deposited close to the roots of the grass, thus minimizing unsightly appearance and deriving the most benefit from the ashes so deposited.

It will also be recognized that this device is extremely sturdy, and can be readily handled in a simple and convenient manner.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be Within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claim.

What I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is:

An incinerator ash can and sitter comprising in combination a receptacle, a lid removably mounted upon said receptacle, a perforated cage removably mounted within said receptacle, roller means carried by said cage for rollably supporting said cage for movement along a lawn surface, said receptacle further comprises a substantially cylindrical enclosure having a carrying handle, and said lid is removably supported upon the top of said receptacle, said perforated cage further comprises a substantially rigid frame having a mesh type side-wall accommodating the passage of ashes therethrough, said roller means further comprises a pair of end plates, said end plates being secured to the opposite ends of said mesh side-wall, one of said end plates defining a central opening accommodating the insertion of debris from an incinerator, wherein said end plates further comprise a plurality of ports accommodating the passage of ashes outwardly therethrough during the rolling of the cage upon a lawn.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Great Britain 1 Mar. 31, 19 54 

